| United Nations Passes New Sanctions Against North Korea Posted: 11 Sep 2017 04:08 PM PDT  The United Nations Security Council on Monday passed new sanctions against North Korea but refrained from imposing the harshest options the White House proposed following a month of antagonistic military action by the regime of Kim Jong Un.
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| Trial for accused 9/11 plotters likely still years from starting Posted: 11 Sep 2017 03:15 PM PDT  The military trial for five men accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans continues to be stalled at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison with no trial date in sight.
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| Iconic 9/11 images: 16 years later Posted: 11 Sep 2017 04:00 AM PDT  The 9/11 attacks in New York City were documented extensively in photographs, and rebuilding in the World Trade Center area has been too. Here, in interactive displays that combine original images and current photos, you can compare then with now.
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| Pope Francis On Climate Change Denial: 'Man Is Stupid' Posted: 11 Sep 2017 03:31 PM PDT  WASHINGTON — Climate change denials amid catastrophic hurricanes are a reminder that humans are not a particularly smart species, Pope Francis said Sunday while flying over areas in the Caribbean decimated by Hurricane Irma.
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| ‘Fox & Friends’ Host Asks If 9/11 Memorial Will Face Same Fate As Confederate Statues Posted: 11 Sep 2017 10:07 AM PDT  Leave it up to a Fox News Channel talk show host to ask a tone-deaf question.
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| Physics Explains Why It's Especially Dangerous to Fire Guns at a Hurricane Posted: 11 Sep 2017 09:16 AM PDT  Storm winds can shift a bullet's path more than you think.
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| A Silk Road Marriage Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Are cross-cultural marriages the key to integrating a region?
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| Quarter of houses in Florida Keys destroyed: US official Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:15 AM PDT  Irma destroyed a quarter of the houses in the Florida Keys, where it first made landfall in the United States as a Category Four hurricane, the US emergency response chief said Tuesday. "Some of the initial estimates are -- and this is why we asked people to evacuate, largely from storm surge -- 25 percent of the houses in the Keys initially have been destroyed and 60 percent have been damaged," FEMA director Brock Long said. "Basically every house in the Keys has been impacted some way or another," Long told a news conference.
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| Aircraft carrier is rushed to the hurricane-battered Keys Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:32 AM PDT  Authorities sent an aircraft carrier and other Navy ships to help with search-and-rescue operations in Florida on Monday as a flyover of the hurricane-battered Keys yielded what the governor said were scenes of devastation.
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| What The 2 Deadliest Mass Shootings This Year Have In Common Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:35 AM PDT  On Sunday, 27-year-old Meredith Lane invited a group of friends over to her house in Plano, Texas, to watch football and grill.
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| Hezbollah declares Syria victory, Russia says much of country won back Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:25 AM PDT  By Tom Perry and Katya Golubkova BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah has declared victory in the Syrian war while Russia said government forces had driven militants from much of the country where President Bashar al-Assad's rule seemed in danger two years ago. The comments from two Syrian government allies mark the most confident assessments yet of Assad's position in the war, though significant parts of the country remain outside the government's control. Russia's assertion that the army had won back 85 percent of Syria was dismissed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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| Behind-The-Scenes Pics Show How Disney World Prepared For Hurricane Irma Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:59 AM PDT  For only the fifth time in history, Disney World closed for two days Sunday and Monday as Hurricane Irma rolled over Florida.
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| 95 Canadian Tourists Not Allowed To Board Air Canada Evacuation Flight Posted: 11 Sep 2017 03:38 AM PDT  According to the Air Canada authorities, they had received confirmations that "the charter flight would be authorized" to fly back with the Canadian tourists stranded on the island.
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| 11-year-old boy, parents killed in Italian volcanic field Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:48 AM PDT  MILAN (AP) — Three family members visiting a steamy volcanic field near Naples died Tuesday after an 11-year-old boy entered an off-limits area and his parents followed to try to rescue him, police said.
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| Anger in Singapore as no election for president Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:04 AM PDT  Singaporeans Tuesday poured scorn on the process to select their new president after an establishment figure was deemed the only eligible candidate, meaning no election will be held. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the city-state's Muslim Malay minority, will be the first woman to hold the largely ceremonial role if -- as expected -- she is formally nominated to the presidency Wednesday. Two were disqualified as they were not Malay -- the presidency was on this occasion reserved for members of the ethnic minority -- while two Malay businessmen were disqualified as their companies were too small.
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| Parents Sue Boy Scouts After Son Dies of Heat Stroke During Hike Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:26 AM PDT  The family is blaming negligence on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America for the death of the 15-year-old three months ago.
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| Uncontacted Tribe Allegedly Killed By Gold Miners In Brazil Posted: 11 Sep 2017 01:20 AM PDT  At least 10 members of an uncontacted tribe in Brazil's Amazon Basin were allegedly killed last month by illegal gold miners, according to Survival International.
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| House Conservatives Were Plotting Against Paul Ryan. Then Came Trump's Surprise. Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:46 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Paul Ryan's position in the GOP conference appears a little more secure after President Donald Trump, not Republican leaders in Congress, struck a deal last week with Democrats to keep the government funded and raise the debt ceiling.
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| Misery, uncertainty after Irma hits Florida idyll Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:57 PM PDT  After Hurricane Irma reduced her home on a Florida Keys trailer park to rubble, Patty Purdo fears it's now only a matter of time before property developers complete her misery. The Florida Keys, a ribbon of islands on the southern tip of the United States, has long been a magnet for millionaires and film stars drawn to its warm waters and sunsets. Islamorada, situated in the middle of the archipelago, counts the actor Gene Hackman among its residents and draws thousands of well-heeled tourists over the summer months.
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| Watch Gigi Hadid Walk The Runway In Just One Shoe Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:31 AM PDT  Gigi Hadid said tricky factors like heavy dresses and too-tight footwear give her anxiety when she walks a runway.
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| Wanted: Volunteer shooters to thin Grand Canyon bison herd Posted: 11 Sep 2017 03:21 PM PDT  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service plans to thin a herd of bison in the Grand Canyon through roundups and by seeking volunteers who are physically fit and proficient with a gun to kill the animals that increasingly are damaging park resources.
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| Texas man arrested in ex-wife's disappearance day of Harvey Posted: 11 Sep 2017 01:46 PM PDT  The body of a Texas real estate agent was found in a marshy wooded area Saturday more than two weeks after she disappeared the day Hurricane Harvey made landfall, authorities said.
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| Turkey says U.S. indictment of former minister amounts to "coup attempt" Posted: 11 Sep 2017 09:55 AM PDT  Turkey said on Monday its former economy minister, indicted in the United States for conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran, acted within international law and that charges against him amounted to a coup attempt through American courts. Former minister Zafer Caglayan "has protected Turkey's interests as Turkish economy minister, and has acted within the laws of our country and international laws while doing that," government spokesman Bekir Bozdag said.
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| Cop Takes Money From Wallet Of Hot Dog Vendor Who Had No License Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:55 AM PDT  The UC Berkeley Police are claiming the money was evidence.
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| Ahead Of Hurricane Irma, Miami Detained Homeless People Against Their Will Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:12 AM PDT  MIAMI ― As Hurricane Irma rapidly approached Florida's southern coast, Ron Book, the chairman of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, and the Miami-Dade Police Department made an unprecedented decision: They chose to detain homeless people ― some against their will ― to protect them from the storm.
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| Hillary Clinton compares Trump's 'attempts to define reality' to George Orwell's 1984 Posted: 12 Sep 2017 04:16 AM PDT  Donald Trump's "war on truth" has clear similarities to George Orwell's dystopian classic Nineteen Eighty-Four, Hillary Clinton has written in her new memoir.
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| 'Fluffy' the great white shark heads back to sea Posted: 11 Sep 2017 11:27 PM PDT  A baby great white shark that stunned onlookers when it washed up on a popular Sydney beach was released back into the ocean Tuesday after spending the night in an aquarium. The thrashing 1.5-metre (4.9-foot) animal, nicknamed "Fluffy" by marine experts, came ashore at busy Manly beach on Monday. "When you see a real-life shark, it's scary," Dan Korocz, who was at the beach with his young family, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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| Judge: Amtrak engineer's deadly crash an accident, not crime Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:23 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An unusual, 11th-hour attempt to put an Amtrak engineer behind bars for a deadly 2015 derailment in Philadelphia unraveled Tuesday as a judge dismissed the case without trial because he found the evidence pointed to an accident, not negligence.
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| Merkel calls on Hungary to implement court ruling on refugee distribution Posted: 11 Sep 2017 04:09 PM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Hungary to quickly implement a ruling by the European Union's top court that member states must take in a share of refugees who reach the continent. In its ruling last week, the court dismissed complaints by Slovakia and Hungary over the mandatory quotas introduced in 2015 to relocate asylum seekers from Greece and Italy. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday his government would not change its anti-immigration stance.
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| This Wild Hair Dryer Will Make Your Blowouts Go Way Faster Posted: 11 Sep 2017 08:50 AM PDT  Try as we may, we can never quite get our hair to look as good at home as it does when we leave the salon.
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| Journalist Katy Tur Recounts Moment Trump Came Out Of Nowhere And Kissed Her Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:15 AM PDT  Donald Trump's presidential campaign was largely characterized by his misogyny and inappropriate behavior toward women.
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| 'Do not shoot the storm': Police urge Florida gun owners not to open fire on Hurricane Irma Posted: 10 Sep 2017 08:50 PM PDT  It was a distinctly Floridian twist: a sheriff in the southeastern US state known for its love of guns has warned residents not to shoot at Hurricane Irma after an online prank promoting the idea went viral. "To clarify, DO NOT shoot weapons @ #Irma," the office of the sheriff of Pasco County, on the state's west coast, tweeted late on Saturday as the storm made landfall. "You won't make it turn around & it will have very dangerous side effects" the message added, in reference to the unpredictable flight path shots fired may follow. To clarify, DO NOT shoot weapons @ #Irma. You won't make it turn around & it will have very dangerous side effectshttps://t.co/CV4Y9OJknv— Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) September 10, 2017 The idea started as a joke on Facebook, inspired by "a combination of stress and boredom," 22-year-old Ryon Edwards of DeLand told the BBC. As of Sunday afternoon, some 54,000 people had marked themselves as "interested" in the event. "The response is a complete and total surprise to me," he said. "I never envisioned this event becoming some kind of crazy idea larger than myself. It has become something a little out of my control." The "Shoot at Irma" page Graphics suggesting how to shoot at a hurricane have sprung up online, with the suggestion that if you fire correctly the bullet might not come back and kill you. Since Mr Edwards came up with his "masterplan", other similar Facebook pages have been created - including one suggesting using flame throwers to scare away the storm. "It's time we took a stand against this bully!" reads the event description. "This is our home, nobody drives us out of our own territory. "Join me in this fight as we shoot flames at Hurricane Irma and dissipate her on the spot."
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| 9/11 Anniversary Photos Posted: 11 Sep 2017 02:59 AM PDT  Thousands of survivors, relatives of victims and rescuers are expected to gather Monday at the World Trade Center to mark the anniversary.
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| 50 Years Ago This Week: War and Democracy in Vietnam Posted: 11 Sep 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Also in this issue: swinging singles and freelance journalists
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| Mexico quake hit hard at center of Zapotec 'muxe' culture Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:27 AM PDT  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Four days after Mexico's magnitude 8.1 earthquake destroyed her home and much of her work, Peregrina Vera attended her third funeral.
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| Judge tosses charges against Amtrak driver in 2015 Philadelphia crash Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:05 PM PDT  Brandon Bostian, 34, had been facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas Gehret in Philadelphia threw out the case after a four-hour preliminary hearing, citing a lack of evidence that the crash was the result of criminal action rather than an accident.
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| Bridal Party's Doughnut Bouquets Are A Delicious Idea Posted: 11 Sep 2017 04:29 PM PDT  There was more flour than flower in these unusually sweet wedding bouquets.
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| Senator’s Corruption Trial Reveals State Department Favors Posted: 11 Sep 2017 08:00 AM PDT  Menendez stands accused of using his oversight role to guarantee visas and business transactions for friend.
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| Trevor Noah Uncovers The Immigration Status Of Steve Bannon's Ancestors Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT  While breaking down Bannon's "60 Minutes" interview, Noah noted how Bannon accused journalist Charlie Rose of pushing "leftist" propaganda. Rose had simply pointed out that everyone in the U.S. ― aside from Native Americans ― could be considered an immigrant. Noah then explained that his team had hired a professional genealogist to dig into the immigration history of Bannon's ancestors.
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